TODAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4341, 23 March 1882, Page 3

TODAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Severe Fight in the Transvaal—Defeat of the Boers. The Protos 5 Meat Cargo. Proposed Equalisation of the Franchise. CAPETOWN, March 22. Telegrams are to hand from the Transvaal, announcing that the Native tribes in the south -west are now in open rebellion against the Boers, and that a severe engagement has been fought, in which the latter were defeated with considerable loss. The whole of the south-west district ia now the scene of frequent encounters between the Natives and the Boers.

LONDON, March 22,

It has now been- proved that the cargo of frozen meat and butter was badly shipped at Melbourne on board the Protos, and that the very inferior condition of the same on arrival is attributable to this canse.

In the House of Commons last evening there was under consideration a motion requiring that the electoral franchise of England, Scotland, and Ireland should be equalised. The motion, which was introduced by Mr R. A. Arnold, one of the Liberal members for Salford, was supported by Mr Gladstone, and the House signified its indirect approval of the proposal, though no definite decision was come to on Mr Arnold's motion.

WANGANDI, Mabch 23,

A seiious case of stabbing occurred at Aumaho early this morning. A man named R_uben Bason waa walking with his wife and abusing her. Either by accident or design a knife he was flourishing in his hand struck her in the abdomen, inflicting a wound 2_in long, from which the intestines protruded. Medical aid wei obtained, and it was found that tho intestines were not cut. They woie replaced, and some hopes aro entertained o. the woman recovering. B?.?on has been apprehended. He is a well-known charactor, and has served several terms in gs.ol for i n -treatng his wife.

WELL!

SfGXON, Mabch 23,

The City of New York, with tbe Februa.y EngMah ma'ls left San Fi_ncisco for Auckland on the 12th ins*; ; ono day latw the Zerland'a, with the February Colonial mails, . -i ived at San Francisco from Auckland on t 21st mat, two days beforo time.

NAPIER, Mabch 23.

At tho settling for the Jockoy Club's late meeting, £1393 was paid to various winners. Mr Allan M'Lean, tho owner of Louie, winner of tbe Maiden Plato and Napier Handicap, received £465, and immediately gave a cheque for £100 to the Hospit.l.

At tho first meeting of the Ohamber of Commerce, y^stordfjy aito noon, a Provisional Comroittc3 was eleoted to bo f.he Coinmiit.o for the ensuing twelvo months, and rules wero adopted.

A dopu'tvtion waited on the Mayor yesterday afternoon, for the purp.3e of urging the Corporation to t-.ko every menure for the prevention of tho spreading of tho diseaie now rife in tho town. The Mayor did not know wnother the Local Board of Health appsinted prior to the conversion of tho t mn into a borojgh wcj still in existence, but promised tj enforce clause 239 of the Municipal Corporation Act. Forgus3on, tho proprietor of the Grit rion Hotel, died yesterday. His eldest daughter died last week. In all thirty cases of fever aro now ntider treatment at the hospital.

DUNEDIN, Maboh 23,

A man named William Brenoaell was accidentally killed at Deep Stream last night, by tho upsetting of his waggon.